About the SMHS

The 2014 School Mental Health Surveys (SMHS) studied the influence of the schoolenvironment on the mental health and functioning of children and adolescents in Ontario.

The 2014 SMHS was conducted by a research team at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and with support from the English and French Public and Catholic School Boards within the Province of Ontario.

The SMHS is related to the 2014 Ontario Child Health Study (2014 OCHS). Specifically, schools located in the same neighbourhoods as families participating in the 2014 OCHS were asked to participate in the SMHS. The following picture shows how the 2014 OCHS and the SMHS are related.